{"id":2662,"date":"2022-02-07T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T09:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advancedhairclinics.gr\/?post_type=treatment&p=2662"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:21:19","slug":"alopecia-areata","status":"publish","type":"treatment","link":"https:\/\/www.advancedhairclinics.gr\/en\/alopecia-areata","title":{"rendered":"Alopecia Areata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n ALOPECIA AREATA <\/p>\n \n

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A key symptom of alopecia areata is that hair is lost in a short period of time, and cases have been reported where the patient loses all their hair overnight. This autoimmune condition affects both sexes with equal frequency, and is most common in children and adolescents.<\/p>\n

Typically, the first symptoms of alopecia areata are small round or oval-shaped desquamative plaques – spots on the scalp without any hairs. These plaques usually cause no symptoms, although they may be itchy or slightly painful to the touch. The skin around the site of the alopecia is normal and does not show scarring or other marks.<\/p>\n

On clinical examination, the hairs near the alopecia plaque are thin and look like an ‘exclamation mark’ as they thin out more near the root. In active alopecia areata the hairs are easily detached on pulling, and on re-growth the hairs are usually white.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n

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Treatment options for alopecia areata<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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The treatment of alopecia areata is very important and should not be delayed, as the symptoms of the disease cause severe stress and psychologically aggravate the patients, worsening the condition. With the effective treatments that are now available, patients are improving their quality of life and of course their image. In the case of alopecia areata limited to small lesions, treatment is limited to simply monitoring the problem, as often the problem will repair itself and the hairs will grow back restoring normal hair growth.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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